The Struggle (film)

The Struggle (1931) is a soundfeature film directed by D. W. Griffith, and was his only other full-sound film besides Abraham Lincoln (1930). After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, this was Griffith's last film. The film was made primarily at the Audio-Cinema studios in the Bronx, New York with some outdoor filming on the streets of the Bronx.

Synopsis

A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's alcoholism.

Production

The film was inspired in part by Griffith's own battles with alcoholism. He partly funded it with a 1929 tax refund that had been invested in stocks that did well despite the Depression. Shooting took place July–August 1931.

Release

The film received poor reviews and was not a success at the box office. In 1935 United Artists considered re-releasing the film but could not get a Code Seal from the Breen Office unless cuts were made, so decided not to do it. In 1940 another distributor B.A. Mills considered re-releasing it under the title Ten Nights in a Barroom but encountered similar difficulties. Griffith never made another movie although he did marry an actress from the film, Evelyn Baldwin.

The Struggle

[Intro]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[Verse 1]Ah-yo, my mama she the only one raised me rightTaught me young, right from wrong, good and badNever knew my dad, but we had mamaThrough all the drama and the rain, hard times and the painThe type of shit that makes the average woman go insane, but you maintainLaced her young brother on the block with some street gameAiyyo, I never talk bad about my motherShe sacrificed and paid the price I loveNo other could ever do what you did with four kidsHad to raise us by yourself because them dad slid[Hook]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[God faced this world on you]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[mama dried your tears and be strong]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[gotta try do the best that you can]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[try to raise this boy to a man][Verse 2]No more daddys around, so I'm the manRelax, kick back, and put my feet on the couchMy pops was bangin' on the outs before my moms broke outI smoke out and think about all the times we had, this shit was sadWhy you leave us dad, moms was lookin' hella madTell me why you dissed us, birthdays and ChristmasI hope your ass is listenin', 'cause all the shityou put us through, moms had to put us throughI hope I never resemble you, why they always tell I doLook like you, talk like you, even gangsta walk like, but smoke youI've never even seen you dude, probably robbed you once or twiceback when I was livin' tryin' get out the game to follow ChristTell how you sleep at night, kiss your kids and hug your wife, I'll be aightI'm grown now and most of the pain is gone nowBut you never taught me nothing, you never bought me nothingAnd most of the stuff I learned in life I had to learn from uncles[Hook]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[God faced this world on you]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[mama dried your tears and be strong]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[gotta try do the best that you can]Please let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed us[try to raise this boy to a man][Verse 3]We doin' far from the Huxtable, hopin' if I ate my vegetablethat I could grow up and buy you karats one dayTakin' trips around the world and maybe a house in the bayI wants to give it to you, let you have it your wayWe shoppin' today and everything you want is yoursI'm comin' through this industry kickin' down doors for my mamaChill go spend a week in the BahamasStill wonder how you did itYou was young, but stayed committedHad my aunties and my uncles help raise me as a childO.G. Ed and Mariel and PowellCan't forget my grandma, God bless her soulShe kept the lights on at night in case I came back homeThe prodigal son, phenomenal oneNever thought I would see 21, let alone 25And everything you taught me I'm using to stay alive[Hook]God faced this world on you, mama dried your tears and be stronggotta try do the best that you can, try to raise this boy to a manWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special oneWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special oneWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special oneWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special oneWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special oneWhen the rain comes and sun goes, you will always be that special oneAnd when the sun goes and rain comes, you will still be that special onePlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know, tell me why you dissed us, never even missed usPlease let me know

The Struggle (film)

The Struggle (1931) is a soundfeature film directed by D. W. Griffith, and was his only other full-sound film besides Abraham Lincoln (1930). After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, this was Griffith's last film. The film was made primarily at the Audio-Cinema studios in the Bronx, New York with some outdoor filming on the streets of the Bronx.

Synopsis

A young couple's marriage is threatened by the husband's alcoholism.

Production

The film was inspired in part by Griffith's own battles with alcoholism. He partly funded it with a 1929 tax refund that had been invested in stocks that did well despite the Depression. Shooting took place July–August 1931.

Release

The film received poor reviews and was not a success at the box office. In 1935 United Artists considered re-releasing the film but could not get a Code Seal from the Breen Office unless cuts were made, so decided not to do it. In 1940 another distributor B.A. Mills considered re-releasing it under the title Ten Nights in a Barroom but encountered similar difficulties. Griffith never made another movie although he did marry an actress from the film, Evelyn Baldwin.

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